DIGITAL digest

* Only 2 percent of print businesses surveyed in the spring of 2002 planned to invest in a film imagesetter.

"Other direct-to technologies—such as direct-imaging presses, digital color presses and color copiers—are beginning to carve their niche in specified markets and will impact CTP players over time," notes Vince Naselli, director of TrendWatch Graphic Arts. "Yet change is slow, especially during economically-challenged times. For the near term, CTP adoption continues to track strongly as a planned investment."